My name is Caroline Smith. I graduated from Mount Madonna School (MMS) in 2017 and am currently a junior at Smith College in Massachusetts. At Smith, I’m majoring in history and minoring in religion, and as of a few weeks ago, am…
Zoe Kelly (’15) is currently living in Washington, D.C. dnd working as a Congressional Fellow through Running Start, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that trains young women to run for elected office. “I originally became aware of Running Start while preparing to interview…
Willamette University, 11/21, 2019, “Computer science students win Environmental Hackathon: Saniya Lakka, Sarah Ortiz, Izzy Pfander and Oscar Wecker win first prize in the two-day event.” A team of Willamette Computer Science students won the environmental Hackathon held last weekend at Lewis…
A spotlight on Parvati Sara Fisher (’98) by Haley Campbell (’02). Across from the garden at Mount Madonna Center (MMC), there is a little cottage in a grove of redwood trees, with a deck that wraps around the front, and a prickly…
The Connection, 2018-19, an annual publication for families, friends and alumni of Mount Madonna School. Click on the above image to load and view the content in a ‘page-turning’ format or download the PDF.
Sage Turner (’19) is currently performing in “Carrie: The Musical” at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater through November 10. The remaining performances are Friday and Saturday, November 8-9 at 7:30pm and Sunday, November 10 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $19 general admission, $17 for…
VoyageLA.com, 10/17/2019 Today we’d like to introduce you to JonJon Blunden. JonJon, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far. I still remember it vividly, I was watching Vh1 reruns with my parents. We…
Morgan Hill Life, 2/13/2019, “Community Voices by Shannon Kelly: Documentary shows what college entrance exams really measure,” by Shannon Kelly. Each year more than three million high school students take the SAT or ACT, the entrance exams required by most four-year colleges…
National Public Radio, 1A program, 11/13/2018, “‘The New Abnormal’: Wildfires And Climate Change.” MMS alumnus Noah Diffenbaugh (’92), climate scientist, Kara J Foundation Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, was…
World War II history has always been a strong interest of mine. When I was 14, I remember telling my mom “I need to meet and talk to a WWII veteran.” The very next day, I saw an old man wearing a…
